Boston

Heaven On Earth Tour 2014

August 24, 2014
Filene Center
Wolf Trap National Park
For The Performing Arts
Vienna, VA
USA

Lostbrook 2.0 Volume 65

Source: CA-14(cards)>CA-9200>Sony M10(24/48)
Transfer: Micro SDHC>PC>WAV>CQ Mastering>FLAC(16/44.1)
Location: 21st row, 8 seats right of center

Taper: Lostbrook
Mastering: CQ
Covers: ethiessen1

Disc 1:

01 Introduction (1:49)
02 Rock & Roll Band (3:09)
03 Smokin' (4:16)
04 Feelin' Satisfied (5:21)
05 Last Day Of School (1:47)
06 Life, Love & Hope (3:59)
07 Peace of Mind>It's Been Such A Long Time(6:24)
08 Cool the Engines (4:35)
09 Surrender To Me (5:12)
10 Don't Look Back (6:42)
11 Something About You (3:55)
12 Amanda (4:16)

Disc 2:

13 The Launch (2:49)
14 More Than A Feeling (4:45)
15 Guitar Solo(5:42)
16 A New World (1:34)
17 To Be A Man (4:10)
18 Walk On>Get Organ-ized>Walk On (12:46)
19 Foreplay>Long Time (12:47)

Encore:

20 I Think I Like It (4:20)
21 Party (4:31)

Tom Scholz - lead guitar, vocals, keyboards
Kimberley Dahme - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Curly Smith - drums, vocals
Tommy DeCarlo - lead vocals, keyboards, gong
Tracy Ferrie - bass, vocals
Gary Phil - guitars, vocals
Special Guest Singer: Siobhan Magnus (American Idol Season 9 finalist)


When CQ first asked me to record this for him, I didn't think it would be possible due to another commitment. By the time I realized I could go, it was the day of the show and it was sold out. I checked for tickets frequently and a few hours before the show, a nice seat popped up next to the soundboard. Even though I'm not a big fan of the band, I jumped on it and hoped to bring home a quality recording for him. I was already suspicious of the sound at the Filene Center from my Pat Metheny experience earlier in the month but had written off my concerns, knowing that this would be a much louder event. I was frustrated to discover that even at arms-length from the board, the sound in this amphitheater is not focused as I had hoped. It appears to drift away towards the high ceiling and dissipate into the great outdoors. (Next time the opportunity arises, I'll try a stack location.) The entire evening was unlucky for me, beginning just a few minutes before the lights went down when I turned on my recorder, glanced at my levels and saw absolutely no signal. I took a quick look at my preamp and it appeared to be dead. I wiggled some wires and got no response. I had just installed a freshly-tested battery at home but that was my last guess. With a worker setting up a tripod two feet away from me in the soundboard cage, the last thing I wanted to do was fumble with equipment that was way more visible than I wanted as I diagnosed a loose battery connection. It took several attempts before I could stabilize the battery in a position for the power to stay on. As the lights went out, I was still unsure I had completely solved the issue. I eventually got my gear back in place, but checked my levels frequently, expecting to see them flat-lined. (I'm happy to report that there were no major drop-outs.) But to top things off, the biggest annoyance of the evening had just arrived on my left - the woman next to me turned out to be Clap-A-Long Barbie, and she had reinforcements everywhere.


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